Martin Ferguson
@mrferguson85.bsky.social
English teacher at EANI TOPS, SEND and CP BOG, CPD support and author of 📚 'See One Do One Teach One' 12 Lessons for GCSE. Previous HOD & Lit Coord. Views my own.
Tomorrow I’ll be attending the Magherafelt and Rural Learning Partnership Conference at St Mary’s, where I’ll be delivering a session on cognitive load, working memory, & their implications for SEND.
The Shared Ed Steering Group has curated an impressive, home-grown lineup of teachers. #EducationNI
The Shared Ed Steering Group has curated an impressive, home-grown lineup of teachers. #EducationNI
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Tomorrow I’ll be attending the Magherafelt and Rural Learning Partnership Conference at St Mary’s, where I’ll be delivering a session on cognitive load, working memory, & their implications for SEND.
The Shared Ed Steering Group has curated an impressive, home-grown lineup of teachers. #EducationNI
The Shared Ed Steering Group has curated an impressive, home-grown lineup of teachers. #EducationNI
🌟Twilight Sessions are proving especially popular and spaces are filling fast! DM/website www.teach-lead.com🌟
CPD offer:
✨Bespoke CPD designed around your sch priorities
🗂️Action planning and implementation for effective sch development
🎯Specialist seminars in SEND, literacy, and adaptive teaching
CPD offer:
✨Bespoke CPD designed around your sch priorities
🗂️Action planning and implementation for effective sch development
🎯Specialist seminars in SEND, literacy, and adaptive teaching
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🌟Twilight Sessions are proving especially popular and spaces are filling fast! DM/website www.teach-lead.com🌟
CPD offer:
✨Bespoke CPD designed around your sch priorities
🗂️Action planning and implementation for effective sch development
🎯Specialist seminars in SEND, literacy, and adaptive teaching
CPD offer:
✨Bespoke CPD designed around your sch priorities
🗂️Action planning and implementation for effective sch development
🎯Specialist seminars in SEND, literacy, and adaptive teaching
📚Workload Hack: In my Teach-Lead.com sessions I’ve modelled AI(CoPilot) for curating resources. Trialling a progression model for formative assess:
MCQs▶️MatchUps▶️Cloze▶️ Comprehension▶️Stems▶️Essay
So far, working well! Inspired by @daisychristo.bsky.social 'Making Good Progress'
MCQs▶️MatchUps▶️Cloze▶️ Comprehension▶️Stems▶️Essay
So far, working well! Inspired by @daisychristo.bsky.social 'Making Good Progress'
October 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📚Workload Hack: In my Teach-Lead.com sessions I’ve modelled AI(CoPilot) for curating resources. Trialling a progression model for formative assess:
MCQs▶️MatchUps▶️Cloze▶️ Comprehension▶️Stems▶️Essay
So far, working well! Inspired by @daisychristo.bsky.social 'Making Good Progress'
MCQs▶️MatchUps▶️Cloze▶️ Comprehension▶️Stems▶️Essay
So far, working well! Inspired by @daisychristo.bsky.social 'Making Good Progress'
Kicked things off with Plath’s “You’re” by doing a quick word assoc on the very first word of the poem.
🗣️ SEND Tip: jot down each contribution with pupils’ initials. Shifted the lesson - suddenly everyone wanted to chip in. Images also drove discussion & debate in small group.
🗣️ SEND Tip: jot down each contribution with pupils’ initials. Shifted the lesson - suddenly everyone wanted to chip in. Images also drove discussion & debate in small group.
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Kicked things off with Plath’s “You’re” by doing a quick word assoc on the very first word of the poem.
🗣️ SEND Tip: jot down each contribution with pupils’ initials. Shifted the lesson - suddenly everyone wanted to chip in. Images also drove discussion & debate in small group.
🗣️ SEND Tip: jot down each contribution with pupils’ initials. Shifted the lesson - suddenly everyone wanted to chip in. Images also drove discussion & debate in small group.
If you aim to do one thing this year that will enhance your practice and provide moments of reflection, then sign up to @xpateducator.bsky.social DistillED - loaded with research, strategies and bitesize information - great for dept meetings on T&L or just a refresh! newsletter.jamieleeclark.com
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September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you aim to do one thing this year that will enhance your practice and provide moments of reflection, then sign up to @xpateducator.bsky.social DistillED - loaded with research, strategies and bitesize information - great for dept meetings on T&L or just a refresh! newsletter.jamieleeclark.com
📚Excited to be visiting this Friday (22nd Aug) to deliver a CPD session. Looking forward to meeting the staff and celebrating their achievement of the Research Mark Plus Kitemark from the @CharteredColl 👏📚
For more information visit Teach-Lead.com
For more information visit Teach-Lead.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📚Excited to be visiting this Friday (22nd Aug) to deliver a CPD session. Looking forward to meeting the staff and celebrating their achievement of the Research Mark Plus Kitemark from the @CharteredColl 👏📚
For more information visit Teach-Lead.com
For more information visit Teach-Lead.com
I attended the TransformEd Strategic Review of NI Curriculum by @lucy_crehan today — bold ideas and a shared commitment to shaping a better future for every learner through equity and opportunity. Very keen to see how this is shaped and implemented. #EducationMatters
@Education_NI @Ed_Authority
@Education_NI @Ed_Authority
June 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I attended the TransformEd Strategic Review of NI Curriculum by @lucy_crehan today — bold ideas and a shared commitment to shaping a better future for every learner through equity and opportunity. Very keen to see how this is shaped and implemented. #EducationMatters
@Education_NI @Ed_Authority
@Education_NI @Ed_Authority
📢This week’s blog:
Using A3 Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Creative/Personal Writing and Literary Comparatives - links to research and resources are included. #EnglishGCSE #SeeOneDoOneTeachOne
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Using A3 Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Creative/Personal Writing and Literary Comparatives - links to research and resources are included. #EnglishGCSE #SeeOneDoOneTeachOne
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Using Knowledge Organisers: Personal Writing & Literary Comparative
Unit 4 is quite a tricky wee paper due to the demands placed on pupils to partake in ‘task switching’ (great read if you are interested in knowing more). The shifting of approaches from…
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May 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢This week’s blog:
Using A3 Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Creative/Personal Writing and Literary Comparatives - links to research and resources are included. #EnglishGCSE #SeeOneDoOneTeachOne
teach-lead.com/2025/05/13/u...
Using A3 Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Creative/Personal Writing and Literary Comparatives - links to research and resources are included. #EnglishGCSE #SeeOneDoOneTeachOne
teach-lead.com/2025/05/13/u...
📚 Just arrived yesterday!
@xpateducator.bsky.social "One Pagers Vol 2"
In the fast-paced school & edu environment, this book offers great clarity and is a cornerstone for school improvement - grateful to have been included in this book - fantastic work by Jamie once again! 👍🏻
Good luck with it! 😊
@xpateducator.bsky.social "One Pagers Vol 2"
In the fast-paced school & edu environment, this book offers great clarity and is a cornerstone for school improvement - grateful to have been included in this book - fantastic work by Jamie once again! 👍🏻
Good luck with it! 😊
May 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📚 Just arrived yesterday!
@xpateducator.bsky.social "One Pagers Vol 2"
In the fast-paced school & edu environment, this book offers great clarity and is a cornerstone for school improvement - grateful to have been included in this book - fantastic work by Jamie once again! 👍🏻
Good luck with it! 😊
@xpateducator.bsky.social "One Pagers Vol 2"
In the fast-paced school & edu environment, this book offers great clarity and is a cornerstone for school improvement - grateful to have been included in this book - fantastic work by Jamie once again! 👍🏻
Good luck with it! 😊
📢This week’s blog:
Using Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Persuasive Writing and Non-Fiction Texts.
teach-lead.com/2025/04/30/u...
Using Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Persuasive Writing and Non-Fiction Texts.
teach-lead.com/2025/04/30/u...
Using Knowledge Organisers: Persuasive and Non-Fiction Texts
In this blog, I’ll share some last-minute practical tips for using Knowledge Organisers (KOs) for Unit 1. Over the years, I’ve printed and distributed these for GCSE classes across the …
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April 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📢This week’s blog:
Using Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Persuasive Writing and Non-Fiction Texts.
teach-lead.com/2025/04/30/u...
Using Knowledge Organisers for GCSE Persuasive Writing and Non-Fiction Texts.
teach-lead.com/2025/04/30/u...
📢🚨Updated KO for @CCEA_info English Lang U1
Tried and tested revision scaffolds, mnemonics and writing stems that are excellent for short and focused revision tasks. Pupils love them and helps to change the 'cannot revise for English' mindset.
Tried and tested revision scaffolds, mnemonics and writing stems that are excellent for short and focused revision tasks. Pupils love them and helps to change the 'cannot revise for English' mindset.
April 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📢🚨Updated KO for @CCEA_info English Lang U1
Tried and tested revision scaffolds, mnemonics and writing stems that are excellent for short and focused revision tasks. Pupils love them and helps to change the 'cannot revise for English' mindset.
Tried and tested revision scaffolds, mnemonics and writing stems that are excellent for short and focused revision tasks. Pupils love them and helps to change the 'cannot revise for English' mindset.
📚Delighted to hear colleagues have recently bought my book.
It is packed with lesson ideas, model examples and oracy based exercises and scripts for GCSE.
See One Do One Teach One
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Hope you find this wee book #SODOTO useful! 😊
It is packed with lesson ideas, model examples and oracy based exercises and scripts for GCSE.
See One Do One Teach One
amzn.eu/d/7yy531p
Hope you find this wee book #SODOTO useful! 😊
See One. Do One. Teach One: 12 lessons to support GCSE English: Amazon.co.uk: Ferguson, Martin: 9781915261328: Books
Buy See One. Do One. Teach One: 12 lessons to support GCSE English by Ferguson, Martin (ISBN: 9781915261328) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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April 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
📚Delighted to hear colleagues have recently bought my book.
It is packed with lesson ideas, model examples and oracy based exercises and scripts for GCSE.
See One Do One Teach One
amzn.eu/d/7yy531p
Hope you find this wee book #SODOTO useful! 😊
It is packed with lesson ideas, model examples and oracy based exercises and scripts for GCSE.
See One Do One Teach One
amzn.eu/d/7yy531p
Hope you find this wee book #SODOTO useful! 😊
Reposted by Martin Ferguson
🗓️ #LitdriveCPD25 🗓️
Litdrive's national conference at Aston University is happening tomorrow! Arrive by 9am with our welcome talk starting at 9.30am. Let us know if you are coming along! 🐝
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
Litdrive's national conference at Aston University is happening tomorrow! Arrive by 9am with our welcome talk starting at 9.30am. Let us know if you are coming along! 🐝
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
March 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🗓️ #LitdriveCPD25 🗓️
Litdrive's national conference at Aston University is happening tomorrow! Arrive by 9am with our welcome talk starting at 9.30am. Let us know if you are coming along! 🐝
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
Litdrive's national conference at Aston University is happening tomorrow! Arrive by 9am with our welcome talk starting at 9.30am. Let us know if you are coming along! 🐝
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
New Blog Post Out Now! www.teach-lead.com
📢 Standardisation and Moderation 🚨 👉Free Resources Included✍️
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📢 Standardisation and Moderation 🚨 👉Free Resources Included✍️
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Everything in Moderation: How can we harness the power of Standardisation & Moderation?
The Rule of Saint Benedict, written around 530 AD, advises that “all things be done with moderation,” ensuring that monks avoided extreme asceticism and maintained a sustainable lifesty…
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March 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New Blog Post Out Now! www.teach-lead.com
📢 Standardisation and Moderation 🚨 👉Free Resources Included✍️
teach-lead.com/2025/03/25/e...
📢 Standardisation and Moderation 🚨 👉Free Resources Included✍️
teach-lead.com/2025/03/25/e...
Reposted by Martin Ferguson
*** NEW POST ***
@greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way...
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@greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way...
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Getting Out of the Way
Much of my adult identity was bound up in being a teacher. For over 20 years I had lived my life by bells and terms and assessment deadlines. Most of my friends were teachers (that is still the cas…
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February 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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@greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way...
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@greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way...
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Really excited about the upcoming LitDrive event in Birmingham next Saturday!
One Week To Go!
#LitDrive25 #TeamEnglish
One Week To Go!
#LitDrive25 #TeamEnglish
🚨 @litdrive.bsky.social🚨
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
March 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Really excited about the upcoming LitDrive event in Birmingham next Saturday!
One Week To Go!
#LitDrive25 #TeamEnglish
One Week To Go!
#LitDrive25 #TeamEnglish
🚨One Pagers: Volume 2🚨
Another superb title from Jamie Clark that needs to be in every CPD library. This is the second installment of the highly rated and highly successful 'One Pagers' series.
Good luck, Jamie! 👍 #OnePagers #JamieClark
Pre order here: amzn.eu/d/4q5qdoz
amzn.eu/d/9YQ6MXe
Another superb title from Jamie Clark that needs to be in every CPD library. This is the second installment of the highly rated and highly successful 'One Pagers' series.
Good luck, Jamie! 👍 #OnePagers #JamieClark
Pre order here: amzn.eu/d/4q5qdoz
amzn.eu/d/9YQ6MXe
March 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🚨One Pagers: Volume 2🚨
Another superb title from Jamie Clark that needs to be in every CPD library. This is the second installment of the highly rated and highly successful 'One Pagers' series.
Good luck, Jamie! 👍 #OnePagers #JamieClark
Pre order here: amzn.eu/d/4q5qdoz
amzn.eu/d/9YQ6MXe
Another superb title from Jamie Clark that needs to be in every CPD library. This is the second installment of the highly rated and highly successful 'One Pagers' series.
Good luck, Jamie! 👍 #OnePagers #JamieClark
Pre order here: amzn.eu/d/4q5qdoz
amzn.eu/d/9YQ6MXe
📚📖 CPD Courses Available 📖📚
www.teach-lead.com
Bespoke CPD Available!
From Action Planning and Formative Assessment to Scaffolding for Success and Literacy Across the Curriculum - there are seminars available for whole staff training or departmental collaboration.
www.teach-lead.com
Bespoke CPD Available!
From Action Planning and Formative Assessment to Scaffolding for Success and Literacy Across the Curriculum - there are seminars available for whole staff training or departmental collaboration.
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📚📖 CPD Courses Available 📖📚
www.teach-lead.com
Bespoke CPD Available!
From Action Planning and Formative Assessment to Scaffolding for Success and Literacy Across the Curriculum - there are seminars available for whole staff training or departmental collaboration.
www.teach-lead.com
Bespoke CPD Available!
From Action Planning and Formative Assessment to Scaffolding for Success and Literacy Across the Curriculum - there are seminars available for whole staff training or departmental collaboration.
Two very important, ambitious and aspirational docs - there is lots of good will, talent and skill across the edu sys in NI. What is evident is our sys needs flex & high quality training.
We also need to address selection if we are to truly make long lasting changes & tackle social mobility.
We also need to address selection if we are to truly make long lasting changes & tackle social mobility.
March 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Two very important, ambitious and aspirational docs - there is lots of good will, talent and skill across the edu sys in NI. What is evident is our sys needs flex & high quality training.
We also need to address selection if we are to truly make long lasting changes & tackle social mobility.
We also need to address selection if we are to truly make long lasting changes & tackle social mobility.
Incredible night @gohbelfast to watch family friend, Aidan Halfpenny, perform as Marius Pontmercy. The cast & production were superb. We especially loved hearing the Belfast brogue and one liners in there too! Lovely touch.
Congratulations to all involved.
#LesMiserableBelfast🌹
#LetThePeopleSing
Congratulations to all involved.
#LesMiserableBelfast🌹
#LetThePeopleSing
March 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Incredible night @gohbelfast to watch family friend, Aidan Halfpenny, perform as Marius Pontmercy. The cast & production were superb. We especially loved hearing the Belfast brogue and one liners in there too! Lovely touch.
Congratulations to all involved.
#LesMiserableBelfast🌹
#LetThePeopleSing
Congratulations to all involved.
#LesMiserableBelfast🌹
#LetThePeopleSing
Scaffolding GCSE and A Level.
Slides finalised and ready to go for @LitdriveUK Conference @AstonUniversity Birmingham! Can't wait to take part in this event and meet the other speakers too. Schedule is packed full of brilliant presenters and English experts. #LitDriveCPD2025 👏
Slides finalised and ready to go for @LitdriveUK Conference @AstonUniversity Birmingham! Can't wait to take part in this event and meet the other speakers too. Schedule is packed full of brilliant presenters and English experts. #LitDriveCPD2025 👏
March 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scaffolding GCSE and A Level.
Slides finalised and ready to go for @LitdriveUK Conference @AstonUniversity Birmingham! Can't wait to take part in this event and meet the other speakers too. Schedule is packed full of brilliant presenters and English experts. #LitDriveCPD2025 👏
Slides finalised and ready to go for @LitdriveUK Conference @AstonUniversity Birmingham! Can't wait to take part in this event and meet the other speakers too. Schedule is packed full of brilliant presenters and English experts. #LitDriveCPD2025 👏
Happy to share that I've successfully achieved the Development of Teaching Practice Award (Leadership) from Chartered College of Teaching with support from the Education Authority (Northern Ireland) 🙌
Would highly recommend the courses on offer! #CharteredCollege
Would highly recommend the courses on offer! #CharteredCollege
February 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Happy to share that I've successfully achieved the Development of Teaching Practice Award (Leadership) from Chartered College of Teaching with support from the Education Authority (Northern Ireland) 🙌
Would highly recommend the courses on offer! #CharteredCollege
Would highly recommend the courses on offer! #CharteredCollege
🚨 @litdrive.bsky.social🚨
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
February 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🚨 @litdrive.bsky.social🚨
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
Cannot wait to take part in LitDrive Conference. The lineup is excellent and it is a real opportunity to meet practitioners and experts, and magpie the best practice out there! Well done to the organisers 👏
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp...
🚨 My New Blog Is Out! 📚
Thinking, Talking and Writing:
Using Starters and Stems
This blog features ways to support writing and structure talk. There are some FREE support resources for class teachers too 😊
teach-lead.com/2025/01/30/t...
Thinking, Talking and Writing:
Using Starters and Stems
This blog features ways to support writing and structure talk. There are some FREE support resources for class teachers too 😊
teach-lead.com/2025/01/30/t...
Thinking, Talking and Writing: Starters, Stems and Scaffolds.
The content emphasizes the significance of language and communication in education, particularly in enhancing pupils’ potential. It highlights various strategies such as using scaffolds, info…
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January 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🚨 My New Blog Is Out! 📚
Thinking, Talking and Writing:
Using Starters and Stems
This blog features ways to support writing and structure talk. There are some FREE support resources for class teachers too 😊
teach-lead.com/2025/01/30/t...
Thinking, Talking and Writing:
Using Starters and Stems
This blog features ways to support writing and structure talk. There are some FREE support resources for class teachers too 😊
teach-lead.com/2025/01/30/t...
Sunday Reading 📚
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Supporting shy pupils to talk in class’
“The quiet, and seemingly passive, behaviour of shy pupils can see them miss important learning opportunities.”
alexquigley.co.uk/supporting-s...
‘Supporting shy pupils to talk in class’
“The quiet, and seemingly passive, behaviour of shy pupils can see them miss important learning opportunities.”
alexquigley.co.uk/supporting-s...
Supporting shy pupils to talk in class
Shy pupils can easily, often unnoticed, slide to the sides of lessons. Supporting such pupils, who are nervous to talk with their peers or in front of the class, can be a tricky business but also vita...
alexquigley.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sunday Reading 📚